Washing-machine



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mnmeramvns. WASHING MACHINE.

Patented July 21, 1885.

WITNESSES .Attorneys N. PETERS, Pholo-Liihogmphur. Washington D. cv

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HARGREAVES, OE DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SSPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,710, dated July 21, 1885.

' Application filed February 26, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE HARGREAVES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVashing-lVIaohinesyand I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, refer.- ence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

1 This invention has relation to improvements in steam washing-machines whereby the steam is brought into direct contact with the goods to be washed; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a cross-sectional view. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the frame for separating the clothes within the cage.

2 In the said drawings, A indicates the outer case of the washing-machine, having a wastefaucet, F, and cover B. In the top of the cover B is arranged a funnel, E, from which the water may pass through wire-cloth or perforated 0 metal at e in spray form on the clothes in the reciprocating cage below.

The goods or clothes are held in a wire cage or receiver, 0, which is made with a cover adapted to be connected securely to the body 3 5 portion by hinges and hooks or other common fastenings. The wire of which the cage-holder is made is preferably tinned or galvanized.

0 indicates the reciprocating holder, which is supported on vibratory arms 9 arranged 0 within the case A, and is operated by a pitman' and wrist-pin connected to the pinion G, in gear with a driving-gear, G, having a bearing in the wall of the said case. The cageholder is provided with wire partitions J, of

elongated flattened form, which are designed 5 to be placed between layers of goods or clothes in the holder. These wire partitions are double, and have each an interior interspace, and they are designed to separate the mass of goods in the holder more or less, so that the steam will circulate freely.

In operation it will be seen that when the gear G is rotated by a crank-arm or other suitable means motion will be imparted to the pinion G, and by the pitman g communicated 5 5 to the arms 9, which will cause a vibratory movement of the cage 0.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A steam washing-boiler, A, having an 6 internal movable wire cage holder for the goods, a fast faucet, a Water-funnel in the top of the case having a spray discharge, and means, substantially as described, to operate the cage-holder as set forth.

2. The combination, with the outer case, A, of the reciprocating cage-holder, vibratory arms g,pitman g, and pinion having awrist-pin and engaging a gear, substantially as specified.

3. In a Washing-machine, the combination, with the vibratory cage 0, of the wire partitions J, of elongated flattened form, adapted to be placed between layers of clothes and serve substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in 7 5 presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE HARGREAVES.

Witnesses:

ROBT. HARGREAVES, ENOOH HANCOCK. 

